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St Joseph's RC Infant School
- Primary
- Croydon SE19 3NX
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Requires Improvement |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for pupils | Good |
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Foundational Skills: The teaching of phonics, reading, and mathematics is now a strength due to high-quality professional development.
Success of the Curriculum: The curriculum promotes spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development very well with interesting activities and tasks in various subjects.
Foundational Skills: High priority on reading, with individual support and secure phonics lessons. Strong mathematical understanding.
Success of the Curriculum: Pupils experience a full range of subjects with sequenced knowledge and skills. Embedded curricular enhancements improve learning.
Areas Needing Improvement: Improve teachers' consistency in setting tasks to meet pupils' needs, especially for the most able and those struggling.
Areas Needing Improvement: Some foundation subjects need deeper implementation for secure prior learning.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Teaching improvements in key stage 1 have positively impacted performance in phonics, reading, and mathematics.
Support for Falling Behind: Teachers quickly respond to potential underachievement through sharp analysis of pupils' progress.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils behave well, are polite, friendly, and bullying incidents are effectively dealt with.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Strong foundations in maths evident in classes. Focused phonics lessons to enhance reading.
Support for Falling Behind: Strategies in place and external agencies involved. Staff adapt teaching to support pupils.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Calm behavior in lessons, pupils understand routines, keen for rewards.
Support for SEND Pupils: Provision for pupils with SEND is well managed with targeted pupil premium funding to strengthen achievement and well-being.
Support for SEND Pupils: Increase in SEND needs met proactively with strategic support and trained staff.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Bullying or bad behaviour is dealt with effectively, and pupils understand how to keep themselves safe.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Staff are well-trained, highly vigilant, and committed to safeguarding pupils. The school's early help provision is a strength.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Trusted adults available for pupils to express worries, ensuring safety and happiness.
Parent Feedback: Most parents are happy with the school's work and typically comment that it is a great school.
Parental Involvement: Leaders have successfully improved parental involvement in children's reading.
Parent Feedback: Parents' views considered for routine inspections. Online surveys gauged stakeholders' feedback.
Extracurricular Activities: The sports premium funds a range of after-school sports clubs.
Outdoor Facilities: Reception children benefit from woodland area visits to develop early number skills.
Teacher Engagement: Staff are proud and happy to work at the school, sharing leaders鈥� high aspirations and commitment to improvement.
Impact on Student Progress: Professional development has improved teaching, particularly in mathematics, phonics, and reading, leading to good pupil progress.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers have secure subject knowledge and use effective questioning.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers regularly check understanding and challenge thinking, leading to strong progress.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Teaching in Reception is variable, affecting children's progress.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: External support and local networks have helped improve teaching quality, although consistency across year groups needs work.
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About Us
St Joseph's RC Infant School is a Primary, Co-Ed, Roman Catholic school located in Greater London, London.
It has 151 students from age 3-7 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 17 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools |
| 夜来香研究所 grade |
C
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B-
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B+
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Outstanding |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | 3-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 17 | - | 19.3 |
| Proficient Math | - | 111 | 108 |
| Proficient Read | - | 107 | 110 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 26th Oct 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
17 : 1
Student teacher ratio at St Joseph's RC Infant School
Local authority ratio 19 : 1